As far as I can tell, in terms of valuable *new* products from the northern part of North America (north of the Rio Grande) consisted of Tobacco* and Live Oak (Virginia/Carolinas) used for building ships.
The abundance of Beaver after centuries after more or less wiping them out of Europe was certainly profitable, but that wasn't new. Tobacco while native to the Continent of North America appears to have first grown commercially from seeds brought from the Caribbean)
I'm wondering what sort of effects that a new Spice/herb from north of the Rio Grande might have on colonization efforts etc in the 1600s onward.
Note, it really depends on where it is in North America, if it is native to the Northern Rockies, it might escape notice until the late 1700s or early 1800s.
The abundance of Beaver after centuries after more or less wiping them out of Europe was certainly profitable, but that wasn't new. Tobacco while native to the Continent of North America appears to have first grown commercially from seeds brought from the Caribbean)
I'm wondering what sort of effects that a new Spice/herb from north of the Rio Grande might have on colonization efforts etc in the 1600s onward.
Note, it really depends on where it is in North America, if it is native to the Northern Rockies, it might escape notice until the late 1700s or early 1800s.